DEVELOPMENT OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OVER INDIAN LANDS THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

• NCJ Number: 36472
• Journal: Arizona Law Review Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Dated: (1975) Pages: 951-991
• Author(s): R N CLINTON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 41 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Arizona
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FIRST ARTICLE IN A THREE PART SERIES REVIEWING THE COMPLEXITIES OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OVER INDIANS AND INDIAN LANDS.

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH JURISDICTION. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EXAMINATION OF EARLY TREATY ARRANGEMENTS, CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION SUPERSEDING THE TREATY PROVISIONS, AND EARLY SUPREME COURT DECISIONS WHICH SHAPED THE CONCEPT OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OVER INDIAN LANDS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)